Deponent Verbs (Pages 307 - 308)

1. A deponent verb is passive in form and active in meaning. Such a verb is called deponent (from deponere, lay aside) because it has laid aside or lost its active forms and passive meanings.

2. Deponent verbs are found in all the four regular conjugations. They are conjugated throughout the indicative and the subjunctive like regular verbs of the four conjugations in the passive. The principal parts of model deponent verbs given here should be carefully memorized.

Conj. Present Present Perfect Perfect Meaning Passive Passive Active Passive Indicative Infinitive Indicative Participle

First conor conari ------conatus sum try, attempt Second vereor vereri ------veritus sum fear Third sequor sequi ------secutus sum follow Third-io patior pati ------passus sum suffer, allow Fourth largior largiri ------largitus sum bestow Participles of Deponent Verbs

Deponent verbs have all the participles of regular verbs. There is one difference in translation. The perfect participle of the deponent verb is the exact equivalent of the English active participle: conans conantis = trying, while trying conatus = having tried. (It must not be translated having been tried.) conaturus = about to try

Infinitives of Deponent Verbs

Deponent verbs have three infinitives, all active in meaning. The present and the perfect are passive in form, active in meaning: conari = to try; conatus esse = to have tried. conaturus esse = to be about to try. Irregular Verbs

1. sum esse fui futurus - be absum abesse afui afuturus - be absent adsum adesse adfui adfuturus - be present possum posse potui ---- be able desum deesse defui defuturus – be lacking, fail praesum praeesse praefui praefuturus - be in command of

2. eo ire ii (ivi) itus (iturus) - go (Page 303) exeo exire exii (exivi) exitus (exiturus) - go out ineo inire inii (inivi) initus (initurus) - go in redeo redire redii (redivi) reditus (rediturus) - go back transeo transire transii (transivi) transitus (transiturus) - go across

3. volo velle volui ------wish, be willing volo velle volui ------wish, be willing (Page 309)

Present Tense Perfect Tense volo I wish volumus we wish volui I have wished vis you wish vultis you wish vult he wishes volunt they wish

Imperfect Tense Pluperfect Tense volebam I was wishing volueram I had wished

Future Tense Future Perfect Tense volam I shall wish voluero I shall have wished